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With a win today, DET (40-17-2) will have recorded 23 consecutive home wins, the most ever in the NHL (22 consecutive wins held by the 1929-30 BOS Bruins and DET). Winning against SJS (31-18-7) will be the icing on the record, as the Wings are their whipping boy. The Sharks have won the last five regular season games against the Wings, and to add insult to injury, have eliminated DET in the second round of the playoffs the past two seasons. This shit has got to stop, no time like the present.

“MacDonald is playing too good. I’m going to give Howard two more days,’’ Babcock said. “The other guy (MacDonald) is playing great. It gives (Howard) two more days to practice. Why would I rush it when the other guy’s playing good?’‘

Datsyuk has a sore throat but Babcock said he will play Sunday.

Danny Cleary (sore knee) practiced again today and said he is aiming to return on Tuesday.

Wings have been getting some puck luck. Joey Mac has been good, also been lucky. We coulda shoulda been giving up a few more goals than we have. This will correct itself, the Wings will lose some games, and then panic will set in. A couple of folks will say some amazingly stupid things of a critical nature that are totally unfounded. We know who they are and they can’t help themselves, we read the first one and then opt just to skip over their next posts.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/18/12 at 10:53 AM ET

That goes double if it is the Sharks that is the game where bounces end up in our net that have been missing.

“This shows that the Wings can’t get over the hump and the Sharks are still the team to beat. Holland hasn’t done a thing since the playoffs to improve the team and this season is a waste. He needs to do something big by the trade deadline. bob loblaw.”

Posted by
RWBill
from the Babcock school of cheese grabbing. on 02/19/12 at 11:37 AM ET

Ken Daniels, and Darren Pang on the call today for NBC, for you bitches outside SE Michigan.

Coach Todd McLellan voiced his displeasure after Niemi’s latest start, a 6-5 overtime loss Thursday to the Tampa Bay Lightning. And when backup Thomas Greiss performed more credibly the following night in a 3-2 loss, McLellan hedged on who would face Detroit. . . .

Over each of their past five games—and for Greiss, that goes all the way back to Jan. 14—the backup has the better stats. While Greiss has an impressive 1.99 goals average and .924 save percentage. Niemi’s are a weak 3.90 and .868.

Ok….here is how I see it…..I would love to be optimist, but I honestly do no think we will win today. The sharks have our number…it makes me sick just to think of it…but if I am wrong…and I pray that I will be….then a victory VS the shark in my book= Conference finals. If we can beat them, we can beat anybody.

If they win today…..God has decided….to side with us….the best team around

Monkey we were supposed to get 1-3” here, they started hedging on that and delaying the snow start time. It may stay too warm for us to get much, even so, with the ground at 50 degrees from the warm winter not much will stick.

You and north to Harrisonburg always get more on the I-81 corridor than we do here. Is it snowing there?

Posted by
RWBill
from the Babcock school of cheese grabbing. on 02/19/12 at 12:05 PM ET

This projects you could be on the edge of the 6 - 12” block. Looks like that goes from Roanoke to Bristol, possibly just to Marion.

Posted by
RWBill
from the Babcock school of cheese grabbing. on 02/19/12 at 12:08 PM ET

I’ve got a suspicion that the local station will show the Pittsburgh game. NHL Center Ice didn’t show other noon games. May have to resort to streaming freetv.

Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/19/12 at 09:42 AM ET

Bill, I saw on Twitter that nbcsports.com is offering a live stream of the Red Wings game.

Posted by
MsRedWinger
from the State where Tigers roam in the Spring on 02/19/12 at 12:11 PM ET

The sharks have our number…it makes me sick just to think of it
Posted by Nathalie from Montreal on 02/19/12 at 09:44 AM ET

If they beat us because we just cannot match up, well that’s one thing. If they beat us because they have our number, that changes and things even out. There are people who will just go apeshit and draw the wrong conclusions if a slapshot hits a shin and deflects past our goalie for a game winner. By God, then it will be a case of we haven’t done anything to make the team better and the Sharks are ten feet tall.

Posted by
RWBill
from the Babcock school of cheese grabbing. on 02/19/12 at 12:14 PM ET

Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/19/12 at 10:08 AM ET

Still absolutely no snow here other than in the shadows. Absolutely surreal winter time here. I feel like I"m back in New Mexico aside from the 0 degree stuff all the time.

Posted by
42jeff
from The greater Howard City, MI metroplex on 02/19/12 at 12:21 PM ET

Will be missing the LB AND the game today ... going out on a missing person search for CAP. I may be low enough to catch tidbits on my droid so shhhhh…don’t tell the FAA or the FCC I’ll have it on in the plane…

Posted by
42jeff
from The greater Howard City, MI metroplex on 02/19/12 at 12:22 PM ET

Ken Kal, Gameday Video with The Lizard King.
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 02/19/12 at 10:14 AMET

Posted by
RWBill
from the Babcock school of cheese grabbing. on 02/19/12 at 12:22 PM ET

going out on a missing person search for CAP. I may be low enough to catch tidbits on my droid so shhhhh…don’t tell the FAA or the FCC I’ll have it on in the plane…
Posted by 42jeff from Minot, North Dakota on 02/19/12 at 10:22 AM ET

Well damn, good luck with both! “missing person” is just the worst on a family.

Posted by
RWBill
from the Babcock school of cheese grabbing. on 02/19/12 at 12:25 PM ET

missing person” is just the worst on a family.

Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/19/12 at 10:25 AM ET

It is. I had the opportunity to meet the family of a fella we searched for a couple years ago. Unfortunately we were too late finding this guy but we did finally find him…his family was a mess of course and they actually had the sheriff in their house listening on State Radio when we were directing the deputy to the location. As stressful as the not knowing was, they said the relief they felt at finally finding him was

Posted by
42jeff
from The greater Howard City, MI metroplex on 02/19/12 at 12:36 PM ET

There are people who will just go apeshit and draw the wrong conclusions if a slapshot hits a shin and deflects past our goalie for a game winner. By God, then it will be a case of we haven’t done anything to make the team better and the Sharks are ten feet tall.

Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/19/12 at 10:14 AM ET

Bill, you’re so right.

Like every other Wings fan, I really, really, REALLY want the Wings to win today and end this ridiculous curse of the Snarks. But I am nervous about today. National TV and all. But I actually have a good feeling. The Wings are rolling, and playing with confidence - almost swagger - of late. And I applaud Babcock for going with the hot goalie. I think the Wings will prevail.

Lastly, bob loblaw is a well-known troll on this site and others, and I refuse to waste time reading his ridiculous garbage. He loves to get Wings fans riled up, so let’s just all agree to ignore him, OK?

LET’S GO RED WINGS !!!!!

Posted by
MsRedWinger
from the State where Tigers roam in the Spring on 02/19/12 at 12:40 PM ET

Based on the forecast, by tomorrow morning we will have 2-4 inches piled on top of a sheet of ice.

Having grown up in Michigan I have no problem with this.

Unfortunately most people around here are freaking out and will not know how to handle this on the roads.

Jeff,
Geezo, I was expecting something bigger. No wonder you’ll be low to the ground.

Posted by
RWBill
from the Babcock school of cheese grabbing. on 02/19/12 at 12:55 PM ET

Damn, I have playoff nerves for this game.

Good luck, bitch. Stay safe.

Damn, I have playoff nerves for this game.

I know, it’s ridiculous. My personal obsession is that having JMac play today is one game too many for him and he’ll get shelled. All sorts of sky is falling doom and gloom stuff going on upstairs right now.

Geezo, I was expecting something bigger. No wonder you’ll be low to the ground.

Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/19/12 at 10:55 AM ET

That’s what she said…ZING! oh wait…that was to me…

Actually Bill, we do all of our visual searches from 1000ft AGL ( above ground level) and 100ish kt ground speed, but we’re authorized to dip down to 500 ft if there’s something we want/need to get a better look at but can’t loiter due to FAA restrictions and such.

Posted by
42jeff
from The greater Howard City, MI metroplex on 02/19/12 at 12:58 PM ET

My personal obsession is that having JMac play today is one game too many for him and he’ll get shelled. All sorts of sky is falling doom and gloom stuff going on upstairs right now.

Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 02/19/12 at 10:56 AM ET

That is what I was alluding to. He’s had shots go off the post, shots off his head. He’s cleared the puck right to the other team while out of the net and they somehow missed. The puck has hit him when he hasn’t seen it.

It’s like craps, the streak will turn the other way, it is inevitable. I hope it is not today.

Posted by
RWBill
from the Babcock school of cheese grabbing. on 02/19/12 at 12:59 PM ET

500 feet, jeepers. watch out for broadcast towers, mofo.

Posted by
RWBill
from the Babcock school of cheese grabbing. on 02/19/12 at 01:01 PM ET

Damn, I have playoff nerves for this game.

Good luck, bitch. Stay safe.

Haha, obviously I do have playoff nerves. That first one was supposed to be a quote of

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